| VARIABLE | BREASTFEEDING Frequency (Row %) | NON-BREASTFEEDING Frequency (Row %) |
| Age in years (n = 4751) |
|
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| <20 | 80 (85.1) | 14 (14.9) |
| 20 - 24 | 777 (97.9) | 17 (2.1) |
| 25 - 29 | 857 (74.7) | 290 (25.3) |
| 30 - 34 | 813 (60.9) | 522 (39.1) |
| 35 - 39 | 313 (38.9) | 492 (61.1) |
| 40 - 44 | 84 (20.7) | 321 (79.3) |
| 45 - 49 | 0 (0) | 130 (100) |
| ≥50 | 0 (0) | 41(100) |
| χ2 = 1282.062, df = 7, p = 0.000 |
|
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| Education (n = 4724) |
|
|
| None | 279 (60.0) | 186 (40.0) |
| Some primary | 127 (44.7) | 157 (55.3) |
| Completed primary | 258 (46.3) | 299 (53.7) |
| Some secondary | 392 (79.4) | 102 (20.6) |
| Completed secondary | 1850 (63.3) | 1074 (36.7) |
| or more |
| |
| χ2 = 158.816, df = 4, p = 0.000 |
|
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| Religion (n = 4690) |
|
|
| Islam | 2074 (72.6) | 782 (27.4) |
| Christianity | 803 (44.6) | 999 (55.4) |
| Others | 32 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| χ2 = 389.000, df = 2, p = 0.000 |
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| Last child birth (n = 4177) |
|
|
| <6 months | 855 (86.5) | 133 (13.5) |
| 6 - 15 months | 1726 (85.9) | 284 (14.1) |
| >15 months | 129 (10.9) | 1050 (89.1) |
| χ2 = 2097.426, df = 2, p = 0.000 |
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